Mil. & Vet. Code, § 1635 · Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions

Mil. & Vet. Code, § 1635

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

“War” means any of the following:

(a) Whenever Congress has declared war, and peace has not been formally restored.

(b) Whenever the United States is engaged in active military operations against any foreign power, whether or not war has been formally declared.

(c) Whenever the United States is assisting the United Nations, in actions involving the use of armed force, to restore international peace and security.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 68.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC&sectionNum=1635.
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